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A friend of mine tried to set me up. I had never been so close to a panic attack in my life. Not for me, not yet, anyway.

Ah, so go find out if it is. Definitely a question worth asking and the risk is just the usual "life happening" stuff.

I am good with some AI, for science primarily. 99.9% of humanity doesn't need AI and the cost is absurd.

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There's nothing wrong with “I’m not interested” either. I'm firmly there. It's good to have choices.

The Internet affords people unhindered opportunities to expose their stupidity. The downside is that such idiots tend to be loud and one may be excused for thinking that the human kind as a whole is insanely dysfunctional

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For the record, that's my assumption since they send letters asking for confirmation that you still want to do whatever you're in the list for and if you didn't reply with a confirmation, you lose your spot.

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Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Those are logged as cancellations

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A country in self-destruction through internal sabotage can be a very ugly thing to observe.

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Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I felt so disappointed that this was even news that i didn't bother opening it.

Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Sometimes I forget how much catch up Ireland needs to do, then something like this reminds me.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Incredible how "would be great if kids could walk/bike to school independently" somehow turns into a discussion about needing a car to move furniture.

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Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is the last time I mention it (or maybe not), but remember just before the last elections when a certain "team of experts" reported on FFG as having more credible climate action plans in their manifesto than the Green Party?

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Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The wheel was an OK invention. Real genius was when the second wheel was created!

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Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I can still feel the chill up my spine. I watched it at the house of my friend who had a nice vcr and tv. We invited a few girls to join. We wanted to look brave. I'm not sure, we might have failed at that.

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Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Damian, this is for you", The Omen. I was 12.

Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Brazil is leaning right, again. It's like turkeys voting for Christmas. If confirmed in the run-off, the quality of living of many voting right will take a downturn. They will be disappointed - and have five years of decline to think about it. It's so predictable.

bbc.com

Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round

With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.

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A genuine question: how is a kidnapping any different from an arrest in the US these days?

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In the scenario below, what's the most likely outcome, Gilead or revolution? Americans are great keyboard warriors, but do they have what it takes?

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Lovely spot, where is that?

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Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Isn't that how Gilead starts?

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"Our money says your rules don't apply to us. " Another reason to tax the rich. They expect the system to adapt to them. That power needs to be extinguished.

It's a smart move. As an exclusive Linux user for over 17 years, I see why this is likely to work well.

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Will do. The idea is really good.

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Thanks, bookmarked. I am curious to see how effective it is.

Dave Mathieson @tinydbass.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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I made an app that attempts to predict if current rainfall will move over where you are. No clever weather modelling or anything like that (I leave that up to met.ie). It just looks at the rain and "winds the clock forward" to guess when/if it'll hit you. Ireland / #spiergorm tinyd.github.io

tinyd.github.io

Rain Patch Tracker

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Stephen McManus @zynks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Does their anti-cycle lane governor realise that these guys on bikes also vote?

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Well who's spending fortunes in R&D to make fruits, cereals and vegetables sterile? If your business model involves controlling who can plant and with what, money is a prerequisite for access to food.

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026

Letting any single group of people have too much money and influence is a catastrophic mistake. Learn about the history of civilizations.

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I BIKE Dublin @ibikedublin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As you may have heard by now, the amazing @tomflood.bsky.social is in town next week and we are going to have a special edition of our Bike Bop on the afternoon of Wednesday 23rd Sept. Gather at Unit 18, Macken St at 3pm for a leisurely bike ride around the city finishing at 4pm at Capel Street

A map of the route starting at Macken Street, travelling through Grand Canal Docks, west along the south quays, turning on to Lombard St, Westland Row and Merrion Square towards Stephens Green, looping around Drury Street & South William Street before going to Dame St, Parliament St and finishing at The Boar's Head, Capel St.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

dear men: having healthy views on gender and all the expectations that come with it is hot, actually

youtube.com

Educating haters (again)

YouTube video by blumineck

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The change in citizenship rules will have unintended consequences. Those who are most likely to move to countries with more flexible rules are the qualified people, the ones we need the most. Doctors, engineers, nurses. It isn't a clever move at all.

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It surprises me how many people are not aware of the fire risk that this thing causes. If you don't like things burning down, unwind it all the way before using it. On the other hand, if you are looking for an impromptu inferno, now you know.

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You understand how licenses and permits work, right? Drivers and their motor vehicles are allowed on the public road under very specific conditions (motor tax, driving license, insurance, road worthiness, etc). YOU are the outsider.

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That's a high price to pay for stubbornness!

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Micro mobility -> mobility Motoring -> wasteful mobility

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